AvaGrace + Braden | SC Mountain Engagement Session
AvaGrace and Braden met in High School and have known each other for 4 years! AvaGrace is in school for sonography and ultrasounds. She also work part time at a doctors office. Braden is in school for welding and works as a landscaper in the meantime.
Keep reading to find out about the sweetest proposal (seriously, get the tissues) and see our favorites from their session!
What was life like before you met compared to now?
AvaGrace— “Before we meet I never thought I deserved the type of love that I found in Braden.”
Braden— “Boring and without love.”
How did you meet? And what was your first impressions of each other?
We met through mutual friends on social media.
AvaGrace— “I thought he was the kindest, sweetest, and most handsome guy I had ever laid eyes on.”
Braden— “I thought, man she is gorgeous.”
When you first met, what attracted you most?
AvaGrace— “His tan skin, his eyes, his beard, and not to mention his sweet soul.”
Braden— “Her genuine smile and love for others.”
Who said I love you first
He said I love you first.
What did you do on your first date?
AvaGrace— “He picked me up in his truck and took me to dinner at Applebee’s and we watched a movie. I fell asleep in his lap as he drove me home.”
Favorite thing you like to do together...
Our favorite thing to do together is go to church, and hunt.
Number one physical quality
AvaGrace— “His face.”
Braden— “Her smile.”
Number one character trait
AvaGrace— “His passion, willingness to pursue me everyday, and his love for Jesus.”
Braden— “Her willingness to love others and forgive people that do not deserve it.”
What has been the biggest challenge you've faced as a couple? And how did you overcome that challenge?
AvaGrace— “Our biggest challenge is a couple was having to learn how to love each other through sickness, and in health at the age of 20.
This past January I was hospitalized for a month and placed on two forms of the highest life support with a 3% chance of survival due to respiratory failure, and pneumonia. The doctors never gave me a chance, and placed me into a coma for two weeks. The doctors told Braden that if I survived, I would never be the same and I would be a grandma the rest of my life.
He proposed to me the first night they put me into a coma, and never left my side. They would not allow anyone to spend the night in my room due to me being a high-risk patient. However, he spent every single second at the hospital and slept in the waiting room. He never left my side. I always knew I wanted to marry him, but he proved so much to me the months that I spent in the hospital. He wiped my eyes, helped me learn to walk again, and held my hand through every test and needle I had to face in the hospital.”
How has your fiancé changed you?
AvaGrace— “He has made me a better person. He has shown me that no matter what we face as a couple we will always come out stronger than before.”
Braden— “She made me enjoy having company around me.”
Where do you see yourselves in 10 years?
In 10 years, we see each other building our family, having our dream jobs, and building a life together, that we are blessed with.
proposal story
AvaGrace— “He proposed to me the first night I was placed into a coma in the hospital. That is the only thing I remember, while I was in a coma.
When I woke up, I thought it was all a dream because I was not wearing an engagement ring. The funny thing is, he didn’t even have my ring yet. He placed his mom’s ring on my finger and asked me. As soon as I got out of the hospital, we started wedding planning.
We went to the Ridge at Summit Farms to see if that is where we wanted to get married. As we were looking at the mountains, he told me to turn around and when I turned back, he was on one knee.
Even though I didn’t get my ring the first time he proposed, I have the most perfect engagement story!”
